President Obama did a quick pivot Monday, shifting his focus to foreign policy by contacting a handful of major world leaders -- including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nikolas Sarkozy -- as his new U.N. ambassador restated the desire for vigorous and "direct diplomacy" with Iran.Gone are the days in which Iran is seen as a rogue nation. Gone are the days in which a nuclear Iran was unacceptable. What we now have is a return to the policies of Dhimmi Carter. Policies that have left the world in a worse shape than it could have been.
Back in the U.S., U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who was confirmed last week for the post, said Monday that Iran's refusal to meet international obligations will increase pressure on Tehran to drop its nuclear ambitions and cooperate with the United States and global community.
Besides pursuing nuclear weapons, Iran has called for the destruction of Israel and support for Hamas, a terror group designated by the U.S., Israel and the European Union.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Rice's remarks are not a departure from statements made previously by Obama the candidate. She merely restated the administration position that no forms of communication should be off the table with the Islamic regime.
"Whether you were on the campaign trail or not, clearly this was something that generated a lot of coverage over the past two years. And I think Ambassador Rice was simply restating the position that the president had," he said.
Gibbs did not offer any specific initiatives on dealing with Iran, but said Rice's remarks should come as no surprise.
We will see nothing come of talks with Iran. Already preconditions are being set by Iran before they will sit down to any talks.
And it is no surprise that Susan Rice is very anti-Israel. She is of the opinion that its foundation was the biggest mistake that the UN ever did.
It is already policy in the Obama administration to start the dismantling of Israel. First with Mitchell and now with Rice.
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One thing he did say though: we remain a firm ally with Israel. So, with that, we shall see in the upcoming months how it all comes into play. For the day Obama sits for coffee with Ahmadinejad, we can then declare he's a liar.
we knew this was coming Katie!
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